American Megatrends PMB-901LF User manual

USER’S
MANUAL
PMB
-
901LF
Intel
®
®®
®
Xeon
®
®®
®
E3 V2 & 3
rd
Gen.
Core i3 ATX Motherboard
With VGA/DP/Audio/ COM/2LAN
PMB
-
901LF
M
2

Copyright Notice
PMB-901LF
Intel
®
Xeon
®
E3 V2 & 3
rd
Gen.
Core  i3 ATX Motherboard
With VAG/DP/Audio/4COM/2LAN
COPYRIGHT NOTICE & TRADEMARK
All trademarks and registered trademarks mentioned herein are the property of their
respective owners.
This manual is copyrighted in Mar. 2013 (Revision edition: Apr. 2013). You may
not reproduce or transmit in any form or by any means, electronic, or mechanical,
including photocopying and recording.
DISCLAIMER
This operation manual is meant to assist both Embedded Computer manufacturers
and end users in installing and setting up the system. The information contained in
this document is subject to change without any notice.
CE NOTICE
This is a class A product. In a domestic environment this product may cause radio
interference in which case the user may be required to take adequate measures.

Copyright Notice
FCC NOTICE
This equipment has been tested and found to comply with the limits for a Class A
digital device, pursuant to part 15 of the FCC Rules. These limits are designed to
provide reasonable protection against harmful interference when the equipment is
operated in a commercial environment. This equipment generates, uses, and can
radiate radio frequency energy and, if not installed and used in accordance with
the instruction manual, may cause harmful interference to radio communications.
Operation of this equipment in a residential area is likely to cause harmful
interference in which case the user will be required to correct the interference at
his own expense.
You are cautioned that any change or modifications to the equipment not
expressly approve by the party responsible for compliance could void your
authority to operate such equipment.
CAUTION! Danger of explosion if battery is incorrectly replaced. Replace only with the
same or equivalent type recommended by the manufacturer. Dispose of used batteries
according to the manufacturer’s instructions.

Contents
TABLE OF CONTENTS
CHAPTER 1 INTRODUCTION
1-1 About This Manual….........................................................
1-2
1-2 System Specification….......................................................
1-3
1-3 Safety Precautions…...........................................................
1-5
CHAPTER 2 HARDWARE CONFIGURATION
2-1 Jumper & Connector Quick Reference Table….................
2-2
2-2 Component Locations….…................................................
2-3
2-3 How to Set the Jumpers…..................................................
2-4
2-4 COM Port & Connector...………………...........................
2-6
2-5 COM Port RI & Voltage Selection………………………..
2-8
2-6 RS-232/422/485 (COM2) Selection.……………………...
2-10
2-7 COM2 Auto Detect Selection……………………………..
2-11
2-8 Clear CMOS Data Selection...............................................
2-12
2-9 VGA Port............................................................................
2-12
2-10 Mini-DIN & USB Port........................................................
2-13
2-11 LAN & USB Port................................................................
2-14
2-12 USB Connector……………………………………………
2-16
2-13 USB 3.0 & 2.0 Connector…….…………………………..
2-17
2-14 LAN Link LED Selection…………...................................
2-18
2-15 TPM Connector…………………………………………...
2-19
2-16 Front Panel Selection.................................................…….
2-19
2-17 ATX Power Connector….............................................…..
2-21
2-18 CPU Fan Connector……………..….…………….……….
2-21
2-19 System Fan Connector…………………………………….
2-22
2-20 Serial ATA Connector........................................................
2-23
2-21 IrDA Connector…..............................................................
2-24
2-22 Printer Port…......................................................................
2-25
2-23 Display Port Connector…..….............................................
2-26
2-24 Digital Input/Output Connector……………………...........
2-26
2-25 Audio Port…………………..…………………………….
2-27
2-26 CPU Selection…………………………………………….
2-28
CHAPTER 3 SOFTWARE UTILITIES
3-1 Introduction……………..........................................….......
3-2
3-2 Intel

Chipset Software Installation Utility…..……..….....
3-4
3-3 Intel

Rapid Storage Technology Utility………………….
3-5
3-4 Intel

USB3.0 eXtensible Host Controller Utility………...
3-6

Contents
3-5 Intel

Management Engine Components Utility………….
3-7
3-6 VGA Driver Utility………………………………….…….
3-8
3-7 LAN Driver Utility……...........................................….......
3-9
3-8 Sound Driver Utility………………………………………
3-10
CHAPTER 4 AMI BIOS SETUP
4-1 Introduction….....................................................................
4-2
4-2 Entering Setup….................................................................
4-4
4-3 Main…………....................................................................
4-6
4-4 Advanced…........................................................................
4-7
4-5 Chipset…............................................................................
4-39
4-6 Boot……............................................................................
4-52
4-7 Security…...........................................................................
4-58
4-8 Save & Exit….....................................................................
4-61
4-9 Event Logs………………………………………………...
4-62
APPENDIX A EXPANSION BUS
PCI Bus Connector Pin Assignment…….………………………..
A-2
APPENDIX B TECHNICAL SUMMARY
Block Diagram…...........................................................................
B-2
Interrupt Map….............................................................................
B-3
DMA Channels Map…..................................................................
B-8
I/O Map…......................................................................................
B-9
Memory Map……………………………………………………...
B-13
Watchdog Timer Configuration….………………...……………..
B-15
Flash BIOS Update…...............................................…..................
B-17